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Posted: 6/20/2025 1:01:49 AM EDT
| Thinking about doing something different with a registered receiver. Can’t decide what would be cool and unique. Considered building a LMG out of it (either open or closed bolt), belt fed upper feels a bit too pricey overall and rather finicky. Looking for ideas that sound interesting and when it comes time to sell in 5 or 10 years - will more or less set it apart from the sea of other transferable ARs. |
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I like the old school 20" pencil barrel upper and rifle extension with proper rifle stock. Only mod I really thought worth it is a hydraulic buffer. But why worry about what it looks like, what may be selling in the future, etc? Cost of a new upper, extension, stock etc. is miniscule in comparison to the cost of a M16RR, especially for a Colt. Build it to suit you, not some future owner. RCA |
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Originally Posted By Redhed97: How about a shorty suppressed .22? That’s my favorite for mine. If I were wealthy, I would have this, with no buffer tube - a .22LR machine pistol. As it is, I have to leave my RR M16 lower available for several configurations. Best of luck with and enjoy whatever you decide to pursue. MHO, YMMV, etc. |
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No one cares what upper you have on it. They are buying the lower. More specifically they are paying for a piece of paper with a stamp on it. Most MGs have a known market value especially a common model like a M16. Putting a fancy upper on it won’t get you a better deal. You’re often better off selling nice uppers separately. Also, I’m curious why are you planning on selling in 5-10 years? Investment pieces? |
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Originally Posted By Spartikis: No one cares what upper you have on it. They are buying the lower. More specifically they are paying for a piece of paper with a stamp on it. Most MGs have a known market value especially a common model like a M16. Putting a fancy upper on it won't get you a better deal. You're often better off selling nice uppers separately. Also, I'm curious why are you planning on selling in 5-10 years? Investment pieces? I'm a big fan of the PDQ ambi feature. Picture below is a post sample lower but I am thinking about milling my Colt 614 to accommodate this when I am no longer on an FFL/SOT. You only live once. I don't care what that does to the value.  |
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I am close to retirement- in 5-10 years this will help keep the property (theft) taxes paid for a little while. In the meantime I have fun with my investments. I had a slew of transferables and am kinda bored with most configurations. I agree the price doesn’t change with uppers but we have all stopped to look at an add for something kinda cool and different. I have considered trading it in on something totally different but there is little in that price range so it’s a big jump up (which I don’t really want to spend the cash on right now), or a step down. I have had a too many pistol caliber toys to interest me for the most part but one of the recent SD types are very interesting. I do also kinda like the 22 idea- had one with a JAC conversion years ago. Ran - let’s just call it “spotty” at best. Not sure they are a lot better these days- have not had tried one in 10-15 years. |
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I bought a 22 upper and all the borebuddy accessories to make it run good about $650 worth of stuff it ran like crap. I'm a stubborn bastard and I tried everything. Never worked good in my Colt RR. Whatever luck or skill it takes to get a full auto 22 kit running is something I apparently don't have. Nobody is going to care what upper is on a RR when you go to sell it. Mine came with an H&R retro A1 upper, I listed it for sale on gunbroker about 5 minutes after I got the gun home. |
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I pieced together a few different uppers for mine to include a .22. They all run fine. I wanted a full sized A2 musket configuration, but I didn’t want to alter the SP1 carbine factory configuration of the lower. I did the next best thing…Hoffman Super Safety. I’m into it for well under $600.00, to include a KynShot buffer that was $100.00. All parts were new including the poverty pony lower receiver. PSA had a kit for sale and I snagged it. Probably the best money I’ve spent this year on another range toy. For the cost, I don’t care about abusing it. |
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Originally Posted By Spartikis: No one cares what upper you have on it. They are buying the lower. More specifically they are paying for a piece of paper with a stamp on it. Most MGs have a known market value especially a common model like a M16. Putting a fancy upper on it won’t get you a better deal. You’re often better off selling nice uppers separately. Also, I’m curious why are you planning on selling in 5-10 years? Investment pieces? This is the correct answer. |
| I am not sure I see transferables dropping a whole lot. Kit cars don’t have a huge impact on the real things. It will stunt their growth potential and may deflate it a bit as it shrinks the buying market, but I think most of the collectors will just sit on theirs instead of taking a bath financially. If a transferable is only worth 10k - why bother selling it? My opinion is that an FRT and a RR m16 are very different markets. If the new AK FRTs drop registered AKs down- heck I am in line to buy one. If they were gonna crush the market, I think we would see a mass ditching of people panicking already- but- I’ve been wrong before. I’ll play and if they drop substantially in value, I’ll just die with it. I am most curious about lightning links- I think that would be the first to start taking a huge hit, possibly RDIAS next (maybe). One thing for sure- none of us have seen this type thing develop before so it’s all a guess. |
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Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR: I wouldn't bet on this as an investment these days. With the legalization of select fire FRTs, I'm guessing M16 prices drop to the $10,000-12,000 level, if not lower. If that were the case, I would have sold my ‘16. Give a few years and the commies will ban the FRTs again. |
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